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Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
Pradhan Mantri National Apprenticeship Mela to be organised across 200 locations across India on June 13th
36+ sectors, 500+ trades, and 1000+ companies will be participating in the Mela to provide employment opportunities
With an aim to connect the youth with more opportunities of on-ground training within corporates and further a chance to get employment , the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship will be organising the Pradhan Mantri National Apprenticeship Mela every month now on. On 13th June, 2022, the mela will be organised from 9 AM to 5 PM. The PM National Apprenticeship Mela will take place across 200+ locations in India. More than 1000 companies from across 36+ sectors will be participating in the Mela providing opportunities of being hired as an apprentice within companies. Individuals having a 5th–12th grade pass certificate, a skill training certificate, an ITI Diploma, or a graduate degree can apply for an interview across these trades/opportunities. The candidates will be given a choice of 500+ trades, including welders, electricians, housekeepers, beauticians, mechanics, and others.
The primary goal of this programme is to encourage the hiring of apprentices from these cities, as well as to assist employers in identifying and developing their potential through training and practical skillsets bringing value to their workplace.
Candidates will also receive Apprenticeship certificates recognised by the National Council for Vocational Education and Training  at the end of their training period, which will give them industry recognition.
Participating organisations in the Pradhan Mantri National Apprenticeship Melas have the opportunity to meet potential apprentices on a common platform and select candidates on the spot. Furthermore, small-scale industries with at least four employees can hire apprentices at the event. A credit bank concept will also be introduced soon, with a depositary of various credits accumulated by learners that can be used for future academic pathways.
Expressing his views on the Pradhan Mantri National Apprenticeship Mela, Shri Rajesh Aggarwal, Secretary, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, said that following the success of the previous apprenticeship mela held in April, we have decided to organize the Pradhan Mantri National Apprenticeship Mela  every month. We hope both the candidate and the establishments will benefit from this model of skill development. We aim to engage over one million youth as apprentices through these melas. This will not only give the candidates hands on experience on the shop floors but also address the challenge of migration at a local level,he added.
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
35% increase in Wheat procurement on MSP for ongoing RMS 2021-22 in comparison to corresponding period of last year
Total 341.77 LMT Wheat procured on MSP from 34.57 Lakh farmers
Around 732.74LMTs paddy procured on MSP for ongoing KMS 2020-21 and RMS benefitting109.75 Lakh farmers
Government through its Nodal Agencies procured 6,51,493.99MT of Pulses and Oilseeds on MSP benefitting 3,99,706 farmers
MSP operations during Kharif Marketing Season 2020-21 and Rabi Marketing Season 2021-22 continues smoothly
Procurement of Wheat in ongoing RMS2021-22 is continuing smoothly in the procuring States of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan,Uttarakhand, Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir and Bihar at MSP, as was done in previous seasons, and till now  a quantity of over 341.77 LMT of Wheat has been procured against the last year corresponding purchase of 252.51 LMT. About34.57 Lakh farmers have already been benefitted from the ongoing RMS procurement operations with MSP value of Rs. 67,499.98Crore.
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Paddy procurement in the ongoing seasonKharif 2020-21 is continuing smoothly in the procuring States with purchase of over 732.74 LMTs of paddy upto10.05.2021against the last year corresponding purchase of 681.45 LMT. About 109.75 Lakh farmers have already been benefitted from the ongoing KMS procurement Operations with MSP value of Rs. 1,38,341.11Crore.
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Further, based on the proposal from the States, approval was accorded for procurement of 107.37 LMT of Pulse and Oilseeds of Kharif Marketing Season 2020-21 & Rabi Marketing Season 2021 for the States of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana, Gujarat, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh under Price Support Scheme . The sanction for procurement of 1.74 LMT of Copra  for the States of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala was also given. For other States/UTs approval will also be accorded on receipt of proposals for procurement of Pulses, Oilseeds and Copra under PSS so that procurement of FAQ grade of these crops can be made at notified MSP for the year 2020-21 directly from the registered farmers, if the market rate goes below MSP during the notified harvesting period in the respective States/UTs by the Central Nodal Agencies through State nominated procuring agencies.
Upto 10.05.2021, the Government through its Nodal Agencies has procured 6,51,493.99 MT of Moong, Urad, Tur, Gram, Masoor, Groundnut Pods, Mustard Seed and Soyabean having MSP value of Rs. 3,414.20 Crores benefitting 3,99,706 farmers in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Haryana and Rajasthan under Kharif 2020-21 & Rabi 2021.
Similarly, 5089 MT of copra  having MSP value of Rs.52.40 crore has been procured benefitting 3961 farmers in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu upto 10.05.2021. The respective State/UTs Governments are making necessary arrangements for commencement of procurement from the date as decided by the respective States based on the arrivals of Pulses and Oilseeds.
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Commerce Minister Holds Meeting with Export Organizations
Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation, Suresh Prabhu, presided over a meeting of Government officials and export organizations in New Delhi today to discuss problems faced by the export sector.
Suresh Prabhu highlighted the declining trend of export credit in recent months and suggested that banks may be asked to encourage flow of credit to the export sector particularly to MSMEs for generating more employment.
The Commerce Minister also urged to makeInput Tax Credit  refund online to ensure that the export refund is seamless andalso transparent and accountable.
Representatives of the export sector highlighted the problems of pre-import under advance authorisation and requested the Commerce Minister to bring the notification deleting the condition with retrospective effect.Suresh Prabhu asked DGFT and Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, to look into it so that genuine exporters are not harassed.
Banking issues like caution listing of exporters, third party/ third country exports and list of items to be traded with Iran were also deliberated and Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance, agreed to discuss such issues with banks in the meeting scheduled on22ndJanuary 2019.
The industry acknowledged the support provided by the Government by extending Interest Equalisation Scheme to merchant exporters which will boost exports of MSME units.
Minister of State for Finance, senior officers from Finance, Revenue, DGFT and Department of Commerce and representatives of Federation of Indian Export Organisations,Pharmexcil, Gems & Jewellery Export Promotion Council, Engineering Exports Promotion Council and Chemexcil were present in the meeting.
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Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will inaugurate Vishwakarma project tomorrow
Live streaming and local function in Kochi too
Coir Board Chairman will be the Chief Guest in Kochi
Vishwakarma project is fully funded by the Central Government with an Investment of Rs 13,000 crore
Kochi: Sept 16, 2023
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Vishwakarma Project, a central government scheme to help traditional artisans and craftsmen tomorrow  on Vishwakarma Day. The ceremony being held in New Delhi will be telecast live at selected regional centres including Kochi. Chairman, Coir Board Shri Kuppuramu will be the chief guest at the inaugural programme to be held at Vinayaka Mandapam in Kadavanthra, Ernakulam. Prime Minister's Inaugural Speech will be live streamed here. Kerala Industries Minister Shri.P. Rajeeve and other eminent dignitaries will participate in the programme.
The programme is being jointly organized by the Union Ministry of Railways and the Union Ministry of MSME. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 'PM Vishwakarma' scheme at 11 am at the India International Convention Center in Dwarka, New Delhi. The function in Kochi will start at 10.30 am. The project aims to financially support artisans and sculptors and keep the ancient tradition, culture and heritage alive by popularising local products, arts and crafts.
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Ministry of Railways
Cabinet approves creation of the post of Vice Chancellor for National Rail & Transport Institute  set up in Vadodara, Gujarat
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved creation of the post of Vice Chancellor for India's first rail and transportation university, National Rail & Transport Institute .
The Vice-Chancellor shall be the Principal Executive Officer of the institution and shall exercise general supervision and control over the affairs of the institution and shall be mainly responsible for implementation of the decisions of all the authorities of the Institution deemed to be University.
NRTI opened its doors to the first batch of 103 students from 20 states of India, in two fully-residential undergraduate courses - BSc. in Transportation Technology and DBA in Transportation Management, the classes for which started from 5thSeptember, 2018. These three-year degree programs have interdisciplinary curricula, benchmarked with leading institutions in the world, consisting of foundation, core and elective courses.
NRTI seeks to forge collaboration with leading international institutions in the areas of Joint research and faculty and student exchange. Memoranda of Agreement have been signed by NRTI with Cornell University, USA; University of California, Berkeley; MIIT, Moscow and St. Petersburg Transport University, Russia so far.
Background:
A vision of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, NRTI is focused on transport-related education, multidisciplinary research and training. It was established as a Deemed to be University under the de Novo category in 2018 to create a resource pool of best-in-class professionals for the railway and transportation sector.
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Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
Direct purchase of Agricultural Products from Farmers
There is already a mechanism under which Government purchases commodities at Minimum Support Price  directly from the farmers, under which, as per prescribed guidelines, procurement is made by Government agencies at MSP in consultation with the concerned State Government when market price of notified farm produces of Fair Average Quality  goes below MSP. Payment to the farmers is made primarily through Real Time Gross Settlement /National Electronic Fund Transfer  and account payee cheque by the procuring agencies. However, if farmers get better price in comparison to MSP, they are free to sell their produce in open market.
The Government has approved a central sector Scheme “Formation and Promotion of Farmer Producers Organisations ”. One of the focus areas of the Scheme is to promote agriculture marketing including exports through production of quality produce with the involvement of institution of FPOs. NABARD is one of the implementing agencies under the Scheme to form and promote FPOs for which the assistance will be provided.
Market Fee is levied and collected by the Agriculture Produce Market Committees  as provisioned and notified under the respective APMC Acts legislated by respective States /Union Territories. Central Government, in order to rationalise levying of market fees on trade transaction of notified agriculture produce, has advised the States through the Model Act “The Agriculture Produce and Live Stock Marketing  Act, 2017” to contain market fee upto 2% ad-valorem in case of non perishables and 1% in case of perishables. However, States to promote export and processing of agriculture produce may exempt from levying of market fee.
This information was given in a written reply by the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shri Narendra Singh Tomar in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Railways
Indian Railways to give full refund for all tickets for journey period from 21st March - 14th April 2020
This is due to cancellation of trains and tickets booking facility till 14th April 2020 to contain the spread of COVID-19
In view of cancellation of all passenger trains and all passenger ticketing upto 14th April 2020, it has been decided by Indian Railways to give full refund for all tickets for journey period from 21st March - 14th April 2020. These instructions shall be in addition to and in continuation of the relaxations in Refund Rules vide instructions dated 21-03-2020. The procedure for grant of refund shall be as follows:
1. Counter booked PRS Tickets:
a. Tickets cancelled prior to 27-03-2020: TDR  to be filed by the passenger with journey details by filling a form to Chief Commercial Manager  or Chief Claims Officer  of any Zonal Railways Head Quarters upto the period 21st June 2020, for availing balance refund amount. Railways shall provide a utility through which the passenger can avail refund of balance amount so deducted during cancellation of such tickets.
b. Tickets cancelled after 27-03-2020: Full refund shall be payable in respect of all such cancellation.
2. E-tickets:
a. Tickets cancelled prior to 27-03-2020: Balance refund amount shall be credited to the account of the passenger from which tickets was booked. IRCTC shall prepare a utility for providing the balance refund amount.
b. Tickets cancelled after 27-03-2020: Full refund shall be payable in respect of all such cancellations for which provisions has already been made.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability in States/UTs
More than 190.18 Crore vaccine doses provided to States/UTs
More than 19.18 Crore balance and unutilized vaccine doses still available with States/UTs
The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country. The nationwide COVID 19 vaccination started on 16th January 2021. The new phase of universalization of COVID-19 vaccination commenced from 21st June 2021. The vaccination drive has been ramped up through availability of more vaccines, advance visibility of vaccine availability to States and UTs for enabling better planning by them, and streamlining the vaccine supply chain.
As part of the nationwide vaccination drive, Government of India has been supporting the States and UTs by providing them COVID Vaccines free of cost. In the new phase of the universalization of the COVID19 vaccination drive, the Union Government will procure and supply  75% of the vaccines being produced by the vaccine manufacturers in the country to States and UTs.
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SUPPLIED
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1,90,18,53,215
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BALANCE AVAILABLE
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19,18,82,756
More than 190.18 crore  vaccine doses have been provided to States/UTs so far through Govt. of India  and through direct state procurement category.
More than 19.18 Cr  balance and unutilized COVID Vaccine doses are still available with the States/UTs to be administered.
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Commerce & Industries Minister Piyush Goyal reviews progress of Mega Common Facility Centre and Standard Design Factory at SEEPZ-SEZ
Mega CFC and Standard Design Factories to be operational by 1st May 2023
Initiatives to reposition SEEPZ as the ‘Golden Gateway to Global Markets’
Mumbai July 14, 2022
Union Minister of Commerce & Industry Piyush Goyal visited SEEPZ-SEZ in Mumbai today and reviewed the progress of Mega CFC & Construction of Standard Design Factories . Development Commissioner, SEEPZ-SEZ, Shyam Jagannathan and Joint Development Commissioner, SEEPZ-SEZ, CPS Chauhan briefed the Minister on the current status of the initiatives.
82 Crores for Mega Common Facility Centrel; CFC - a social project not business proposition
The Mega CFC aims to provide support for designing and manufacturing of Gem & Jewellery products. It will enhance the existing quality, productivity, skill of manpower, domestic R&D, technological advancement and cost competitiveness. It will also include a Training Centre for imparting skill development course and developing skilled manpower for the industry.
A total cost of Rs.82.31 crore has been approved for translating the Mega CFC from concept to creation, which is aimed to be operational by May 1st, 2023.
The Mega CFC has been planned with an aim to increase efficiencies of the jewellery processing units including Small and medium-sized enterprises . It will offer common facilities which are not available with the individual units as they require huge investment. It is a social project and is not to be considered as a business proposition.
Two Standard Design Factories to be operational by May 2023
Two new SDFs are proposed to be constructed in SEEPZ-SEZ for relocating the units at SDF-I to SDF-9 and SDF-10. It is proposed to relocate the Electronic Hardware and Software units in SDF-I to SDF-9 and relocate Gem & Jewellery  units of SDF-I at SDF-10.These two SDFs will provide all the infrastructure required by these industries. The two new SDFs will mark the commencement of the rejuvenation of SEEPZ-SEZ. They will be operational by May 1st, 2023.
After relocating the units, the 47years old building will be demolished for creating world-class infrastructure. This process will be continued for the next SDFs also thereafter.
The rejuvenation is being projected as SEEPZ-SEZ Version 2.0 Rebooted. Optimizing the cost of operations and energy usage, reducing the carbon footprint and harnessing renewable energy sources such as solar energy alongside will be key focus areas. It shall also ensure near zero waste with integrated waste management, sewage treatment, grey water recycling and rain water harvesting system. The overall objective is to position SEEPZ-SEZ as “Golden Gateway to Global Markets” with infrastructure benchmarked to international best standards, cutting edge technology and Ease of doing business
Joint Chief Executive Officer, MIDC, Executive Director, GJEPC and Trade Members of SEEPZ-SEZ were present during the review meeting.
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Ministry of Finance
Auction for Sale  of ‘4.48% GS 2023’, ‘GoIFloating Rate Bond 2033’, ‘6.22% GS 2035’, and ‘6.67% GS 2050’
The Government of India  has announced the Sale  of  ‘4.48% Government Security, 2023’ for a notified amount of Rs6,000 crore  through pricebased auction,  ‘GoI Floating Rate Bonds, 2033’ for a notified amount of Rs2,000 crore  through price based auction,  ‘6.22% Government Security, 2035’ for a notified amount of Rs9,000 crore  through price based auction, and  ‘6.67% Government Security, 2050’ for a notified amount of Rs5,000 crore  through pricebased auction. GoI will have the option to retain additional subscription up to Rs2,000 crore against each of the above securities. The auctions will be conducted by the Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai Office, Fort, Mumbai on January 01, 2021  using multiple price method.
Up to 5% of the notified amount of the sale of the securitieswill be allotted to eligible individuals and Institutions as per the Scheme for Non-Competitive Bidding Facility in the Auction of Government Securities.
Both competitive and non-competitive bids for the auction should be submitted in electronic format on the Reserve Bank of India Core Banking Solution  system onJanuary 01, 2021. The non-competitive bids should be submitted between 10.30 a.m. and 11.00 a.m. and the competitive bids should be submitted between10.30 a.m. and 11.30 a.m.
The result of the auctions will be announced on January 01, 2021  and payment by successful bidders will be on January 04, 2021 .
The Securities will be eligible for “When Issued” trading in accordance with the guidelines on ‘When Issued transactions in Central Government Securities’ issued by the Reserve Bank of India vide circular No. RBI/2018-19/25 dated July 24, 2018 as amended from time to time.
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NIEPMD’s National webinar on Adapted Yoga for Children with Multiple Disabilities
A National webinar titled " Adapted Yoga for Children with Multiple Disabilities" was conducted by the National Institute for Empowerment of Persons with Multiple Disabilities  located at Muttukadu near Chennai, in association with Ministry of Information and Broadcasting's Press Information Bureau , Chennai, today. The National institute functioning under the Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment had organised this webinar as part of the 9th International Yoga Day to be celebrated tomorrow .
Rendering the inaugural address, Dr. Nachiketa Rout, Director, NIEPMD said yoga unites mankind with our natural surroundings including water, air and trees. Due to the various initiatives taken by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, the ancient practice which is originated from India has been popularised around the world and many countries have accepted it, understanding its basic concept, he added. If connection, which is the main ideology of yoga is perceived, we need not have to face various challenges including climate change, he said.
During the webinar, children with multiple disabilities, under the guidance of teacher, performed yoga asanas with the assistance of few apparatus. Various postures like Parvatasana, Yogamudrasana, Sedubandhasana, Bhujangasana, Dhanurasana, Ardhashalabasana, Padhahasthasana were demonstrated along with their benefits.
Adapted yoga is a way of modifying yoga postures in such a way that it is suitable for all. In this form of yoga, each pose can be modified and simplified so that it is comfortable for differently abled people as well. Adapted yoga has been taught in NIEPMD for the last 10 years. Through this, the children’s overall general health and memory power are improved and problems like sleep disorders, anxiety, hyper active, behaviour issues are reduced.
Prime Minister's Office
PM bows to Jagadguru Basaveshwara on Basava Jayanthi
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has bowed to Jagadguru Basaveshwara on Basava Jayanthi.
In a tweet, the Prime Minister said, "On the special occasion of Basava Jayanthi, I bow to Jagadguru Basaveshwara. His noble teachings, particularly the emphasis on social empowerment, harmony, brotherhood and compassion continue to inspire several people."